A Harvard graduate, Bernstein was an accomplished music composer and conductor with more than 20 awards to his credit.
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Title Year Avg. Duration Genre
West Side Story, musical 1955 01:00:58 Show/Musical
Symphony No. 2 ("The Age of Anxiety"), for piano & orchestra or 2 pianos 1949 34:18 Symphony
On the Waterfront, symphonic suite 1955 19:47 Orchestral
Mass, theatre piece for singers, players & dancers 1971 01:38:57 Choral Show/Musical
Candide, operetta in 2 acts (Chelsea version) 01:45:09 Opera Show/Musical
Chichester Psalms, for boy soloist, chorus & orchestra 1965 17:05 Choral
Prelude, Fugue & Riffs, for clarinet & jazz ensemble 1949 08:25 Concerto
Fancy Free, ballet 1944 25:45 Ballet
Symphony No. 1 ("Jeremiah"), for mezzo-soprano & orchestra 1942 24:04 Symphony
Dance Episodes (3) from "On the Town", for orchestra 1945 09:57 Orchestral
Serenade (after Plato: Symposium), for violin, harp, percussion & strings; also for violin & piano 1954 30:44 Orchestral
Symphony No. 3 ("Kaddish"), for soprano, speakers, choruses & orchestra 1963 40:47 Symphony
On the Town, musical 1944 01:02:59 Show/Musical
Symphonic Dances (9) from "West Side Story", for orchestra (orchestrated with Ramin & Kostal) 1960 22:17 Orchestral
Wonderful Town, musical in 2 acts 1953 01:00:08 Show/Musical
Facsimile, ballet 1946 15:25 Ballet
Tonight, song (from "West Side Story") 1957 03:44 Vocal Music Show/Musical
Glitter and Be Gay, for soprano & orchestra (from "Candide") 1956 05:50 Vocal Music Show/Musical
Trouble in Tahiti, opera in 1 act 1951 43:52 Opera
Candide, overture to the operetta 1956 04:24 Orchestral
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